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Bobby Bognar has worked as a pizza chef, a line cook and a bartender. Now he’s the sometimes-cheesy host of the History Channel’s “Food Tech,” a new show taking a behind-the-scenes look at everything from burgers to Chinese take-out containers. He took a few minutes out from a pre-natal doctor’s appointment (for his very preggers wife) to talk about his dorky love of soy sauce packets.

The Wall Street Journal: Is your wife going to kill me for taking you away from the tests?

Bognar: No, she’s fine with it. She’s 36 weeks pregnant. It’s our first and it’s a
boy. His name is Max.

How is Food Tech different from “Unwrapped,” another show that goes “behind the scenes?”

It’s very different because with “Unwrapped” they send a crew out to document the making of something and then it’s cut together with a voice over from the host. With “Food Tech,” I’m part of the show — I’m learning with the viewer. I’m asking questions I want to know and that I think the viewer would want to know. Read More »

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